Spring/Summer Photos

YAY!!! Spring is here! The sun is out, the weather is warmer, and the days are becoming longer. So do you know what that means?? It is time for me to dig out my camera and take lots and lots of pictures! And I am soooo ready for it! It has been a very long, boring winter and I have been dying to work on some projects.

One kind of project I would like to start working on is children's portraits. I love kids and I love playing with them. They are so precious and they always make me laugh. The only trouble I have with kids is that they are on the go 24/7 and sometimes I just cannot keep up with them! I wish I had their energy! And since they are constantly on the go, it is sometimes hard to capture the right photo. So I definitely need some more practice.

With that in mind, I am currently running a special on children's portraits. For those of you who are interested, please contact me through my e-mail address: ashleypinda@aol.com. To see some of the previous work I have done, check out my photos posted below!

Family Portraits!!!

Hello!

Here are some more pictures I took this spring of my friends and their little boy, Landen. Despite not having an actual place to take their pictures, I think their pictures turned out great!!! I had so much fun with Landen! I must say that I love playing with the little ones while taking their pictures. :) So check them out! If you are interested in family portraits, please contact me at ashleyelaine@aol.com!!!



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Tweet your comments to @Wings1227!!!

In the mean time, things are starting to look up and people are starting to contact me! I might have a wedding booked soon, and then this week I have the opportunity to visit another McDonalds around town and take pictures of the crew and children playing in the play place! I am SUPER excited about it! I hope while I am there, it will give me an opportunity to expand the word of my business even further. :) Which leads me to my next statement: And local businesses looking for a photographer to take pictures of their employees or pictures for work-related events, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME!!! I am looking for any type of opportunity! :D

More pictures coming soon!

-Ashley Pinda-

Busy Busy Busy!!!

Hey ya'll!

Things have been tremendously busy around here. Sorry I could not get to submit a new post recently. I am back up to working full time at McDonalds, not to mention running around a lot on top of it. But it's all good! I'm trying to really prioritize my time in order to make more time for my photography and myself. It is starting to work out a lot better. :)

So I have some more pictures to share. There is one more set of pictures from last year that I have and absolutely adore. Last Halloween I took some pictures of my best friends' little boy, Landen, all dressed up in his Halloween costume.



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Hehe! Are they not the cutest pictures ever?! Tell me what you think! Twitter: @Wings1227 So Halloween is four months! Parents, do not hesitate to book Halloween photo sessions! I will probably run a special for it as well! STAY TUNED!

Also, a website is in the works for my business! I hope to have it up in the next month. And I am in the process of setting up a facebook as well. So please look out for those! I am super excited for both of those. :D

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
-Ash-

PRICES

I finally set some starting prices to start booking some photography sessions!!! Here they are:

Wedding/Engagement---$100 a hour
Family Portraits---$50 to $100
Maternity---$50
Newborns---$50
Homeschool Groups---$100
Senior Portraits---$75
Head shots---$25
Pet Portraits---$25

If anyone needs any other type of pictures taken, please do not hesitate to ask! Also, to give everyone a heads up...I do not print my own photographs. I put all the pictures on a photo CD for you, and give you a copyright release that way you can take your pictures elsewhere and print whatever you want. :) So pass the word around! Summer is quickly coming to an end for me and school will be starting soon. Book your sessions NOW!

I look forward to booking some sessions! I cannot wait to start meeting new people! :)
-Ashley-

Camping Trip 2011

Hey there!

So it looks like I am all caught up with the pictures I took last year! :) So now onto the pictures I have been taking this year. One of the first times I was able to take out my camera again was towards the end of the semester when school was slowing down. My boyfriend and I went camping with his parents up north at Mountain Creek Campground to do some trout fishing. I did not do any fishing because I have not done much fishing since I was a little girl. Although I was quite a tomboy when I was younger, I have become a chicken of putting worms on hooks and touching fish. Haha. So I just went along to camp and enjoy a weekend away. And take some pictures of everyone else fishing. :) Here are some of the pictures I captured.



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So let me know what you guys think!!! Send me a tweet @Wings1227!

So some other good news to share... I have recently had the chance to take one of my friends maternity portraits. :D The pictures turned out AH-MAZING! I will be posting them soon! In the mean time, I have been passing out my business cards left and right. I might have a couple photo shoot opportunities coming up shortly, and I am also going to try getting in contact with people that have told me awhile ago about setting up some photo shoots. Lets hope I can get some gigs booked! I know I definitely will be taking my sisters senior pictures soon. :) Very stoked to do those... Other than that, things have been crazy busy at work along with all the other home things. Trying to keep pushing myself to make time for my photography. Just got a little bit behind with going on vacation. But im ready to get back into things full swing. Lets see how I make out!

More posts coming soon!
Keep reading!

-Ashley-

Flowers Galore!!

Sorry again everyone...

It has been at least two weeks since I posted last. And here I said I wanted to keep up with my blog more often... But my excuse is I was in the process of changing internet companies and it look a lot longer than expected to receive the modem and hook it up. It was driving me insane not having the internet! I did not realize just how often I use it. But anywho, it is back up and I am back in full swing of writing new posts. :)

Here are some more pictures from last summer! These are all flowers found in my boyfriends' parents backyard. I love being over there. It is sooo relaxing. They have a pond full of huge coy fish with a two-seater swing right next to it, which is my favorite spot. They always keep their yard looking so nice and with so many plants and flowers. I could not stop taking pictures! Flowers are what I love to take pictures of the most. So no wonder! Here a couple of my favorites.


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So to all you friends and followers, let me know what you think of them! Send me a tweet to: @Wings1227. I also have some great news! I just received my business cards today! So everyone keep on the look out for those! I will be handing them to every person I come in contact with. :)

Hope everyone is having a great summer so far!

-Ashley Pinda-

Pet Portraits

Last summer in my spare time, I had the chance to practice a little bit with pet portraits. Here are a few pictures of my boyfriends' sisters' kitty, Skittles. He is so cute, and I had a blast watching him and taking pictures of him. :)


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I think they turned out pretty good for my first pet portrait photo shoot, but let me know what you think! @Wings1227. I will definitely consider expanding my business to fit in pet portraits. So if anyone is interested, contact me! I always love to have the opportunity to practice and expand my experience, as well as play with cats and dogs. :)

On another note, I have some great news to share! I have been planning things out very carefully, looking at every aspect to make sure I can do it. And I made sure I had the approval from my boyfriend, which he is being 100% supportive of. :) So anyway, it looks like I will be working part time at McDonalds again, although the other part of my time will be filled with my Photography. It is that moment I have been wanting so badly... I am planning to start my business!!! I hope to really kick things off this summer by booking photo shoots and weddings. If all goes well I will continue to do Photography part time during school. If not, I will be working at McDonalds. The same thing goes for next spring semester. Then by the time I graduate, I hope to have enough support that I can do Photography full time. It is going to be A LOT of work and I will have to sacrifice some things, but I am all up for it! And what makes this whole plan even more worth it, is having the support of my family and friends. :D

So everyone please keep me in your thoughts! Get the word out that I am starting my business! ;) I hope to be posting some packages and prices very soon. I also ordered business cards just today. So keep on the look out for those as well.

Thanks for reading,
-Ash-